Good Bug Chow - Wildlife Gardeners

doccat5 · 02-03-2009, 07:47 AM

Here are recipes you can make at home to attract the good guys to your garden. This mix is enjoyed by adult lacewings, ladybugs, parasitic wasps and others.

Good Bug Chow
Mix all the following ingredients together in a glass or plastic container:
2/3 cup of warm water
4 tablespoons of brewer's yeast
2 teaspoons of honey
1/2 cup of sugar

To use: Take 2 tablespoons of the mix and dilute it in 1 quart of lukewarm water. Use this solution to spray on plants in the spring and early part of summer. Remember don't spray plants when temperatures are over 80F. Store the mixture in a sealed container in the refrigerator so it won't go rancid. It will keep for 7-10 days. The sugar in it is actually good for your plants.

Sugar-Water SprayMix together very thoroughly these ingredients:
32 ounces of warm water
5 ounces of white sugar

Apply as needed to your plants when aphids and other soft bodied are a nuisance.

Research done at Utah State University indicates that spraying this sugar-water solution in the center of an alfalfa field increased the ladybug population in one to two days by 200% to 1300%.

TheLorax · 02-03-2009, 11:39 PM

What kind of lady bugs come to visit?

doccat5 · 02-04-2009, 06:48 AM

Hmm, I'm not sure, maybe I should be checking for ID? The red with black spot type is all I can tell ya. And they're friendly.

sprucetree · 03-21-2014, 10:29 PM

Well I'm thinking it would be good for plants: Those of you who put up hummingbird feeders could find throwing the old stuff on plants a good thing

02-03-2009, 07:47 AM	#1
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Good Bug Chow Here are recipes you can make at home to attract the good guys to your garden. This mix is enjoyed by adult lacewings, ladybugs, parasitic wasps and others. Good Bug Chow Mix all the following ingredients together in a glass or plastic container: 2/3 cup of warm water 4 tablespoons of brewer's yeast 2 teaspoons of honey 1/2 cup of sugar To use: Take 2 tablespoons of the mix and dilute it in 1 quart of lukewarm water. Use this solution to spray on plants in the spring and early part of summer. Remember don't spray plants when temperatures are over 80F. Store the mixture in a sealed container in the refrigerator so it won't go rancid. It will keep for 7-10 days. The sugar in it is actually good for your plants. Sugar-Water SprayMix together very thoroughly these ingredients: 32 ounces of warm water 5 ounces of white sugar Apply as needed to your plants when aphids and other soft bodied are a nuisance. Research done at Utah State University indicates that spraying this sugar-water solution in the center of an alfalfa field increased the ladybug population in one to two days by 200% to 1300%. __________________ Earthworms are the intestines of the soil. –Aristotle

02-03-2009, 11:39 PM	#2
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	What kind of lady bugs come to visit? __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

02-04-2009, 06:48 AM	#3
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Hmm, I'm not sure, maybe I should be checking for ID? The red with black spot type is all I can tell ya. And they're friendly. __________________ Earthworms are the intestines of the soil. –Aristotle

03-21-2014, 10:29 PM	#4
sprucetree Heron Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan/detroit	Well I'm thinking it would be good for plants: Those of you who put up hummingbird feeders could find throwing the old stuff on plants a good thing __________________ Prairie Plants First year they sleep Second year they creep Third year they leap; So plant some today

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